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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005829

Selston

Selston is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,583 residents in Ashfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,583

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,831

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,115.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Bolsover South & Glapwell, Bolsover7,899 residents · 72.7% owned · 17.9% no carManor, Hornby & Peafields, Mansfield7,832 residents · 80.7% owned · 15.7% no carSwadlincote West, South Derbyshire8,687 residents · 69.4% owned · 16.0% no carNorth Wingfield & Pilsley, North East Derbyshire8,811 residents · 73.6% owned · 15.3% no carEastwood Hall & Brinsley, Broxtowe6,679 residents · 81.1% owned · 14.0% no carMonk Bretton, Barnsley7,979 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.0% no car

Most similar within Ashfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse, Ashfield7,697 residents · 78.5% owned · 14.5% no carJacksdale & Underwood, Ashfield5,876 residents · 78.0% owned · 13.2% no carEast Kirkby, Ashfield7,796 residents · 69.1% owned · 20.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Selston

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned75.1%
2,125 households
Social rented12.6%
356 households
Private rented11.7%
331 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.8%
1,213 households
Detached41.5%
1,177 households
Terraced11.1%
315 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
107 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,162 households
2 cars or vans in household32.3%
915 households
No cars or vans in household13.8%
392 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%
362 households
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.4%
1,398 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
860 households
4 or more bedrooms17.5%
495 households
1 bedroom2.8%
78 households
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.4%
1,938 households
One-person household28.5%
807 households
Other household types3.1%
87 households
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
1,068 households
1 person in household28.5%
806 households
3 people in household16.5%
467 households
4 people in household12.3%
349 households
5 people in household3.6%
102 households
6 people in household1.1%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,030 residents
15–2915.1%
996 residents
30–4416%
1,053 residents
45–6429.4%
1,938 residents
65 and over23.8%
1,566 residents
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,446 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
25 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.3%
1,330 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.6%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
998 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
655 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
3,059 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
2,358 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
59 residents aged 16 and over
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.6%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
925 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%
2,728 residents
Good health35.1%
2,313 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,082 residents
Bad health5.7%
374 residents
Very bad health1.3%
87 residents
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
5,082 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,501 residents
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.7%
1,240 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,008 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
491 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Selston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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